arrangers: []
barcode: '4988034202835'
catalog: MDCL-1274
categories:
- Live Action
category: Live Action
classification: Original Soundtrack, Original Work
composers:
- link: artist/1613
  names:
    en: Akira Senju
    ja: 千住明
covers: []
discs:
- disc_length: '35:39'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: PROLOGUE
    track_length: '2:40'
  - names:
      English: SADNESS
    track_length: '4:55'
  - names:
      English: ACTION
    track_length: '3:41'
  - names:
      English: MEMORY
    track_length: '5:35'
  - names:
      English: ANXIETY
    track_length: '4:15'
  - names:
      English: DESTINY
    track_length: '3:04'
  - names:
      English: KYRIE
    track_length: '4:12'
  - names:
      English: ECHO
    track_length: '3:27'
  - names:
      English: EPILOGUE-26th February
    track_length: '3:50'
link: album/145134
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2024-12-10T19:16
  edited_date: 2024-12-30T17:23
  fetched_date: 2025-11-24T07:17
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 281
name: '"226" Suite - REQUIEM FOR SHOWA'
names:
  en: '"226" Suite - REQUIEM FOR SHOWA'
  ja: 映画「二二六」オリジナル・サウンドトラック
  ja-latn: '"226" Suite - REQUIEM FOR SHOWA'
notes: '"This "226" suite is based on the original soundtrack for the motion picture
  "226" directed by HIDEO GOSHA, and also this album is the requiem for the age of
  SHOWA.

  "226" suite recorded on Feb. 23, 1989 in LONDON (Tokyo Time was Feb. 24) which was
  the day of the funeral of the emperor of SHOWA in TOKYO."

  COMPOSED & ORCHESTRATED BY AKIRA SENJU

  THE PHILHARMONIA, Orchestra, LONDON: LYN FLETCHER, Leader.

                                                                LESLIE PERSON, Pianist.

  Conducted by ANTHONY INGLIS

  PRODUCED BY AKIRA SENJU

  A&R PRODUCER: TOMOHARU "Tommy" AIKAWA for M.T.J. inc.

  RECORDING COORDINATION & DIRECTION in UK: HIROSHI ISAKA for CAMERATA

  ADDITIONAL COORDINATER in UK: RICHARD APLEY

  RECORDED AT C.T.S. STUDIOS, Wembley, London on Feb. 23, 1989.

  ENGINEERED BY DICK LEWZEY, ASSISTED BY JONATHAN MORTON

  REMIXED AT VICTOR AOYAMA STUDIO, Tokyo on Mar. 1989.

  REMIXED BY MASAYOSHI OHKAWA, ASSISTED BY JUN KANAZAWA & SHINICHI USUI

  MANAGEMENT: KIYOSHI OZAWA for M.T.J. inc. "as..." BOX

  COVER PAINTING BY HIROSHI SENJU

                                           by the courtesy of HIROYUKI SANJYO GALLERY
  inc. U.S.A.

  I''d like to say "thank you" to following people.:

  HIDEO GOSHA, KAZUYOSHI OKUYAMA, PROF. HIROAKI MINAMI,

  ANTHONY INGLIS, HIROSHI SENJU, RALPH DENYER, JOE ENOMOTO,

  Staffs of the movie "226" especially SHOCHIKU-FUJI & EIZO KYOTO CREW,

  SOHBI CREW, M.T.J. CREW & my family.

  This album is dedicated to "SHOWA"'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/1271
  names:
    en: MIDI Inc.
    ja: 株式会社ミディ
    ja-latn: MIDI Inc.
  role: publisher
performers: []
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/43/145134/145134-1bea4f6a169a.jpg
picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/43/145134/145134-1bea4f6a169a.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/43/145134/145134-1bea4f6a169a.jpg
platforms:
- Movie
products:
- names:
    en: Four Days of Snow and Blood (226)
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: SHB-1004
  date: '1989-05-25'
  link: album/145135
  names:
    en: '"226" Suite - REQUIEM FOR SHOWA'
    ja: 映画「二二六」オリジナル・サウンドトラック
    ja-latn: '"226" Suite - REQUIEM FOR SHOWA'
  type: live
release_date: '1994-02-21'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2600.0
reprints:
- catalog: SHB-1004
  link: album/145135
  note: ''
stores:
- link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/MDCL-1274
  name: CDJapan (OOP)
- link: http://diskunion.net/portal/ct/detail/XAT-1245233182?used_id=21U0885836654
  name: diskunion
- link: http://tower.jp/item/533142
  name: TOWER RECORDS ONLINE (OOP)
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/145134?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: https://akirasenju.com/release/226suite.html
    name: Akira Senju Official Website
  - link: https://midiinc.com/artist/%E5%8D%83%E4%BD%8F%E6%98%8E/
    name: MIDI Inc.
  Reference:
  - link: https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/-/1130002914
    name: CDJournal
  - link: https://www.discogs.com/release/7130287
    name: Discogs
